Montana Title 13. Elections § 13-27-238. Petition for statutory initiative

(a) If 5% of the voters in each of one-third of the legislative representative districts (totaling 34 legislative representative districts) sign this petition and the total number of voters signing this petition is __________, this initiative will appear on the next general election ballot. If a majority of voters vote for this initiative at that election, it will become law.

(b) We, the undersigned Montana voters, propose that the secretary of state place the following initiative on the__________, 20___, general election ballot:

(Title of initiative written in conformity with 13-27-212)

(Yes and no statement written in conformity with 13-27-213)

(c) Voters are urged to read the complete text of the initiative, which appears (on the reverse side of, attached to, etc., as applicable) this sheet. A signature on this petition is only to put the initiative on the ballot and does not necessarily mean the signer agrees with the initiative.

(d) Voters are advised that either an interim committee or an administrative committee of the legislature in accordance with 5-5-215 or 5-11-105 reviewed the content of this initiative and [did] or [did not] support the placement of the proposed text of this initiative on the ballot. The outcome of the vote was [x] in favor of placing the measure on the ballot and [x] against placing the measure on the ballot.

(e) WARNING

(f) Each person is required to sign the person's name and list the person's address or telephone number in substantially the same manner as on the person's voter registration form or the signature will not be counted.

(2)(a) If the attorney general determines the proposed ballot issue will likely cause significant material harm to one or more business interests in Montana pursuant to 13-27-216(6), the statement in subsection (2)(b) must appear on the front page of the petition form before the information set forth in subsection (1).

(b) WARNING

The Attorney General of Montana has determined the proposed ballot issue will likely cause significant material harm to one or more business interests in Montana.